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liberty bodice

liberty bodice noun: a tight, sleeveless underbodice, originally as typically worn by children to allow for more freedom of movement than a corset.

Noun

liberty bodice (plural liberty bodices)

  1. (UK, historical) A tight, sleeveless underbodice, originally as typically worn by children to allow for more freedom of movement than a corset.
    • I am seized with an angry resentment against the conventions of twenty years ago, which wrapped up my comely adolescent body in woollen combinations, black cashmere stockings, “liberty” bodice, dark stockinette knickers, flannel petticoat and often, in addition, a long-sleeved, high-necked, knitted...1933, Vera Brittain, Testament of Youth, Penguin, published 2005, page 34

Synonyms of liberty bodice

Forms of liberty bodice

pluralliberty bodices

Questions about liberty bodice

What does liberty bodice mean?
Liberty bodice means a tight, sleeveless underbodice, originally as typically worn by children to allow for more freedom of movement than a corset.
What part of speech is liberty bodice?
Liberty bodice is a noun.
What is the plural of liberty bodice?
The plural of liberty bodice is liberty bodices.

Words near liberty bodice in the dictionary

  1. Libertos
  2. Liberts
  3. liberturd
  4. liberturds
  5. liberty
  6. liberty bodice
  7. liberty bodices
  8. liberty bond
  9. liberty bonds
  10. liberty cabbage
  11. liberty cap

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